ProjectManager.com
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
When managing a project there is always the triple constraint hanging over the project manager’s head like the Sword of Damocles. There’s more than just scope, schedule and cost that can go afoul in a project, but if they do, it’s a major concern. While all those constraints are important, let’s just focus on one for now: cost. Avoiding budget overrun is key to closing a successful project.
The Digital Project Manager
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
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Kiron Bondale
SEPTEMBER 15, 2019
Epicflow Blog
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
As you multiply the success of your business and it gets bigger, you face the challenge of managing more than 1 project at a time. The more projects you have, the more complicated the process is. The ability to control all the projects in the company is called multi-project management. . Multi-Project Management Core. The essence of multi-project management is a multi-tasking environment.
Speaker: Kat Conner
The challenge of delivering the right product at the right time while aligning with strategic objectives is more pressing than ever. Product management is evolving and gaining greater recognition as the means to creating this connection. Join our upcoming webinar and learn how to streamline your product development processes, infuse product thinking across the organization, and bridge the gap between vision and delivery.
Proofhub
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
Tips for Managers to Rescue a Failing Team All about the difference made by a great leader. You will hardly come across a great team that has a weak leader. Great leaders build the foundation of great teams. It takes a lot of thought and effort for making a team successful. But, taking over a failing team is a whole new struggle. If you are going through that phase in your career when you have been asked to rescue a failing team, this post is for you.
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Rebel’s Guide to PM
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
How do you manage a project when it feels like walking through fog? When you don’t know what you don’t know, and the environment is shifting so much that it’s virtually impossible to keep track of all the moving parts? You focus on what you can control. You look at the one or two small things you can do to influence the issues you’ve got now.
Project Risk Coach
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
How often have you elicited items such as problems, solutions, or implementation ideas from meeting participants? This sounds simple, but often, participants disagree. The meeting can turn into quicksand. Let's look at the Nominal Group Technique (NGT), a powerful technique for reaching consensus. Imagine that you are planning to facilitate a session to identify the strengths of your organization.
Project Bliss
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Even if you don’t yet know the term bikeshedding, you’ve likely experienced it. Have you ever found yourself in a meeting discussing something relatively unimportant, yet the time and energy everyone poured into the topic seemed to go on and on? It seemed that everyone had an opinion and needed to have a say. And for this reason the discussion continued far past the time it should have taken.
ProjectManager.com
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
Project managers love a good plan. It takes what might be an overwhelming project and structures it in such a way it can now be methodically executed. Everything is within control. It might sound boring, but stakeholders are not buying a ticket for an amusement park thrill-ride, they just want the job done right. With that mandate, project management includes methodologies designed to forge order from chaos.
Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar
Picture your projects as patients, each with its own unique rhythm and pulse, thriving under your care 🥼 🩺 Step into the role of an innovative project doctor in our upcoming webinar! This session is your guide to evaluating the health of your projects through Waterfall and Agile practices like Scrum and Kanban. We’ll explore the vital signs of project success through the lens of the “iron triangle” metrics, using deliverables as tracers.
Scrum.org
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
I have my own biases, having seen co-located teams work very well and having struggled with “dislocated” teams, I often recommend my clients to reconsider “dislocated” teams. And by “dislocation” I am not saying you cannot have teams ten time zones away. What I mean by a “dislocated” team is when three team members are in one time zone, but in different locations and other team members are in different locations and time zones.
The Digital Project Manager
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
If you’ve spent any time in digital project management, you’ve likely heard of Scrum methodology. The post What Is Scrum Methodology? Complete Guide To All Things Scrum appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
LiquidPlanner
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
Dear Elizabeth: I’m trying to implement time tracking with my team. The most difficult aspect is changing people’s perception and getting buy in to do the timesheets. In the past, managing and reporting time was never required, but our company has moved on in project management maturity and in the work we do. Now we need to know where time is being spent.
ProjectManager.com
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Two of the keys to success in the modern workplace are organization and communication. Therefore, it makes sense why successful companies rely on project management software to keep them on track. Building a business foundation on project management software can be a very effective tactic; thus, making the right choice is extremely important. In order to help you sift through all of the best pm software platforms online, we’ve spent months doing research, testing different software, and putting
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The objective of this research is to dispel misunderstandings about crucial project management terms and their definitions. It aims to accurately place these terms and facilitate a comprehensive global understanding of their meanings.
Scrum.org
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
At a recent training class one of the delegates spoke about their present company, about how it was the most “Agile” place he had ever worked. The teams at his company had well established cadences for their Scrum events; well-oiled Daily Scrums that are done within 15 minutes and result in transparency of what the team will do for the next 24-hours.
TrustRadius Project Management
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
94% of professionals regularly hear (and probably use) annoying business jargon in their workday. It’s a plague upon businesses everywhere! According to a September 2019 survey run by TrustRadius, nearly 4 out of 10 people hear business jargon, cliches, and buzzwords often in a typical work day. On top of that more than 2 out of 10 said they hear buzzwords way too much.
nTask
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Had I not made the mistake of accidentally deleting my Word doc file, this post would have gone live a week earlier. And gosh… I really put in some extra hours into it. Sadly, our team leader told us that we’re going to have to start again on the write-up because there’s no way to recover a deleted file that has also been emptied from the recycle bin.
Leading Agile
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Let’s assume you could flip the mindset of your organization overnight. What would you do next to ensure that you could predictably deliver product into the market, faster? If you don’t have an answer, perhaps it’s time to consider that culture isn’t the problem. Video Transcript. We all show up and we go, we want to change culture, right?
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Scrum.org
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
Just two months ago I was asked by a lady after a community meetup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: "How can I become a more awesome Scrum Master?" I was surprised to receive such question since I never had anyone asked me that question. Since I never receive such question, I didn't think about my answer thoughtfully and can only gave her the obvious ones like: read more books, attend community meetups, or go to trainings.
MPUG
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
I’m sure you know that a good schedule is critical for the project success. However, did you know that network diagrams are extremely important for creating a good project schedule? In my experience, many senior project managers and project planners shun network diagrams. They just don’t see any value in creating or analyzing them. In fact, I have noticed that some experienced project managers don’t even know what a network diagram is.
Epicflow Blog
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
For about 10 year history of existence, Epicflow multi-project management software regularly gets updates and enhancements to make its users’ life easier and business more effective. We’ve prepared a list and description of new features released so far in 2019. Go on reading to find out why and in what way Epicflow has become an even better solution for you and your partners.
Teamweek
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
Systems thinking is an entirely different way of managing your organization. A typical organization uses many different methods to market a product, buy merchandise, manage customer relationships, and so much more. By learning how to manage these procedures, you’ll be able to run your company more effectively. While business managers and entrepreneurs use this style of thinking, it is also quietly growing in popularity in fields like cybernetics, biology, and others.
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Celoxis
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
Cost Variance : Cost Variance is a simple concept and can be used to avoid cost overruns while managing a project. In this article, I will explain what is cost variance in project management? and Why cost variance is useful? What is cost variance? Cost variance is the difference between the actual cost and the estimated cost. Cost variance = Actual cost – Estimated cost.
MPUG
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Hand completing a multiple choice exam. Are you by any chance thinking about becoming a Certified Associate in Project Management? Well then you are in for a treat because the Project Management Institute (PMI)® the PMI is currently in the process of making a number of exciting changes to this exam. I’d like to invite you to review them with me by listening in on Episode 433 of The PM Podcast.
Epicflow Blog
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
As you multiply the success of your business and it gets bigger, you face the challenge of managing more than 1 project at a time. The more projects you have, the more complicated the process is. The ability to control all the projects in the company is called multi-project management. . Multi-Project Management Core. The essence of multi-project management is a multi-tasking environment.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Bridge24 provides advanced reporting and exporting capabilities for Asana, Trello, Basecamp and AceProject. This is a review of the product using my desktop and Firefox browser, in August 2019, with the Asana connector. Bridge24: Overview. Name: Bridge24. Vendor: Websystems, Inc. Hosting options: Online only + you need an Asana, Trello, Basecamp or AceProject account.
Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management
Empower yourself as a project manager with insights that directly influence the financial landscape and strategic direction of your organization! Join us for a deep dive into the world of financial strategy, as we dissect key metrics that drive CFOs and business leaders’ investment decisions. This session will equip you with the necessary tools to craft compelling business cases as well as a comprehensive understanding of the crucial distinction between capital expenditure and operational expend
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